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Civil War
Charles W. McKay
Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company C, 154th New York Infantry
8 May 1864 · Dug Gap, Georgia
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Dug Gap, Georgia
The citation
Official citation
Voluntarily risked his life in rescuing under the fire of the enemy a wounded comrade who was Iying between the lines.